Bakery guilds from Lower Saxony-Mitte combine forces for the future!

Bakery guilds from Lower Saxony-Mitte combine forces for the future!

Hameln-Pyrmont/Nienburg/Diepholz. Bundled! The guilds from Hameln-Pyrmont, Schaumburg, Nienburg and Diepholz combine under the new roof of the "Bakery Guild of Lower Saxony-Mitte". With around 35 members, Christian Deicke from Marklohe is unanimously elected to be the chief master. A sign of strength in an industry that is changing!

This fusion is not just a merger, but a reaction to the challenges that the bakery industry currently shape. Fewer and fewer companies are fighting for survival, while the remaining people are getting bigger. The board members of the previous guilds have recognized that they have to join together in order to be able to survive in this new reality. As early as 2019, the district craftsmen of the four counties merged, and now the bakers are also following!

Advantages of the merger: Mutual support and less administrative effort

"In order to be able to appear more strongly, we have to join together," explains Deicke. The focus is on the training of the trainees, because in Nienburg there has been no vocational school class for bakery for years. The new structures enable the guilds to support each other and reduce the administrative effort. "We have to connect better in order to look after the trainees properly," continued Deicke.

The challenges are enormous: the training numbers decrease nationwide, and many bakers are about to retire. "Such a representation of interests is urgently needed," emphasizes Jens Leßmann, general manager of the district craftsmanship. The bureaucracy that burdens the small businesses is in no other proportion to the requirements that are placed on the large companies. A rethink is required to secure the future of the bakery!